Table 1.

Descriptive Characteristics of the Participants.

	Overall (n=14,775)	Weak (n=586)	Not-Weak (n=14,189)
Handgrip Strength (kilograms)	33.6±12.3	16.0±5.3*	34.3±11.9
Any Cognitive Impairment (n (%))	1,575 (10.6%)	86 (14.6%)*	1,489 (10.4%)
Mild Cognitive Impairment (n (%))	1,309 (8.8%)	63 (10.7%)	1,246 (8.7%)
Severe Cognitive Impairment (n (%))	266 (1.8%)	23 (3.9%)*	243 (1.7%)
Age (years)	64.1±9.5	71.3±10.9*	63.9±9.3
Female (n (%))	8,554 (557.9%)	377 (64.3%)*	8,177 (57.6%)
Black (n (%))	6,221 (42.1%)	75 (12.8%)*	2,544 (17.9%)
Hispanic (n (%))	1,737 (11.7%)	103 (17.5%)*	1,634 (11.5%)
White (n (%))	11,121 (75.2%)	453 (77.3%)	10,668 (75.1%)
Household Income ($)	70,774.5±160.1	41,202.4±49.8*	71,995.8±162.9
Morbid Conditions	1.7±1.3	2.4±1.4*	1.7±1.3
Depression Score	1.4±1.9	2.1±2.2*	1.3±1.9
Social Activities	1.5±0.9	1.0±0.8*	1.5±0.9
Education (n (%))
No High School Graduation	2,549 (17.2%)	168 (28.7%)*	2,381 (16.8%)
Passed a High School Equivalency Test	756 (5.1%)	26 (4.4%)	730 (5.1%)
High School Graduate	4,342 (29.4%)	169 (28.8%)	4,173 (29.4%)
Completed Some College	3,672 (24.9%)	124 (21.2%)	3,548 (25.0%)
College Graduate or Above	3,456 (23.4%)	99 (16.9%)*	3,357 (23.7%)
Drink Alcohol (n (%))	8,495 (57.5%)	259 (44.2%)*	8,236 (58.0%)
Current Smoker (n (%))	2,255 (15.2%)	69 (11.7%)*	2,186 (15.4%)
Previous Smoker (n (%))	6,007 (40.6%)	225 (38.4%)	5,782 (40.7%)
Obese (n (%))	5,178 (35.0%)	162 (24.6%)*	5,016 (35.3%)
Physical Activity Participation (n (%))	11,751 (79.5%)	390 (66.5%)*	11,361 (80.0%)
Self-Rated Health (n (%))
Excellent	1,777 (12.0%)	31 (5.3%)*	1,746 (12.3%)
Very Good	4,724 (32.0%)	114 (19.4%)*	4,610 (32.5%)
Good	4,702 (31.8%)	171 (29.2%)	4,531 (31.9%)
Fair	2,788 (18.9%)	183 (31.2%)*	2,605 (18.4%)
Poor	784 (5.3%)	87 (14.9%)*	6997 (4.9%)
Time to Follow-Up (years)	2.1±0.4	2.1±0.5	2.1±0.4

^*p<0.05